{"product_id":"antarctica-jean-de-pomereu-9781844866212","title":"Antarctica: A History in 100 Objects","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis stunning and powerfully relevant book tells the history of Antarctica through 100 varied and fascinating objects drawn from collections around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRetracing the history of Antarctica through 100 varied and fascinating objects drawn from collections across the world, this beautiful and absorbing book is published to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the first crossing into the Antarctic Circle by James Cook aboard \u003ci\u003eResolution\u003c\/i\u003e, on 17th January 1773. It presents a gloriously visual history of Antarctica, from \u003ci\u003eTerra Incognita \u003c\/i\u003eto the legendary expeditions of Shackleton and Scott, to the frontline of climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the wildest and most beautiful places on the planet, Antarctica has no indigenous population or proprietor. Its awe-inspiring landscapes - unknown until just two centuries ago - have been the backdrop to feats of human endurance and tragedy, scientific discovery, and environmental research. Sourced from polar institutions and collections around the world, the objects that tell the story of this remarkable continent range from the iconic to the exotic, from the refreshingly mundane to the indispensable: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- snow goggles adopted from Inuit technology by Amundsen \u003cbr\u003e- the lifeboat used by Shackleton and his crew\u003cbr\u003e- a bust of Lenin installed by the 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition\u003cbr\u003e- the \u003ci\u003ePolar Star\u003c\/i\u003e aircraft used in the first trans-Antarctic flight\u003cbr\u003e- a sealing club made from the penis bone of an elephant seal\u003cbr\u003e- the frozen beard as a symbol of Antarctic heroism and masculinity\u003cbr\u003e- ice cores containing up to 800,000 years of climate history \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis stunning book is both endlessly fascinating and a powerful demonstration of the extent to which Antarctic history is human history, and human future too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean de Pomereu, Daniella McCahey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1844866211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781844866212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Conway Maritime Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 8.00w x 1.20d","brand":"Jean de Pomereu","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073323430143,"sku":"9781844866212","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0c8071f-74f4-4868-aafc-70ac7a28e0a8.jpg?v=1685447157","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/antarctica-jean-de-pomereu-9781844866212","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}